2025–26 Dundee United F.C. season

Dundee United
2025–26 season
ChairmanMark Ogren
ManagerJim Goodwin
StadiumTannadice Park
Scottish Premiership7th
Scottish CupQuarter-finals
Scottish League CupSecond round
Conference LeagueThird qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague: Amar Fatah (7)
All: Zac Sapsford (8)

The 2025–26 season will be Dundee United's 116th season. It is their second season back in the Scottish Premiership, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2023–24 season. The club will also participate in the League Cup, Scottish Cup and the UEFA Conference League.

Results and fixtures

Pre-season and friendlies

28 June 2025 Friendly Brechin City 0–3 Dundee United Brechin
14:00 Stadium: Glebe Park
5 July 2025 Friendly Arbroath 1–1 Dundee United Arbroath
14:00 Adams 79 o.g.' Esselink 3' Stadium: Gayfield Park
Attendance: 2,396
Note: Testimonial match for David Gold.
11 July 2025 Friendly PEC Zwolle 2–1 Dundee United Oldebroek
18:00 Stadium: Sportpark Bovenmolen
15 July 2025 Friendly St Johnstone 1–1 Dundee United Perth
19:45 Kirk 86' Report Esselink 18' Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Referee: Nick Walsh
19 July 2025 Friendly Dundee United 0–0 Oldham Athletic Dundee
14:00 Report Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 3,428

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2025–26 Scottish Premiership
3 August 2025 1 Falkirk 2–2 Dundee United Falkirk
14:00 Tait 50'
Ross 73'		 Report Watters 40'
Dolček 71'		 Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 7,624
Referee: John Beaton
9 August 2025 2 Dundee United 2–3 Heart of Midlothian Dundee
15:00 Dolček 22', 41' Report Shankland 19 pen.'
Findlay 58', 90+4'		 Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 10,874
Referee: David Dickinson
31 August 2025 3 Dundee 0–2 Dundee United Dundee
15:00 Report Sapsford 14'
Dolček 77'		 Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 10,750
Referee: Steven McLean
13 September 2025 4 Hibernian 3–3 Dundee United Edinburgh
15:00 Kucherenko 27 o.g.'
Bowie 51'
McGrath 86 pen.'		 Report Stephenson 15', 47'
Sapsford 44'
Ševelj  84'		 Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 19,265
Referee: Dan McFarlane
23 September 2025 5 Dundee United 2–0 Aberdeen Dundee
19:45 Dolček 45'
Esselink 50'		 Report Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 11,052
Referee: Steven McLean
27 September 2025 6 Dundee United 0–2 Kilmarnock Dundee
15:00 Report Anderson 26'
Deas 56'		 Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 8,800
Referee: Ross Hardie
4 October 2025 7 Dundee United 1–1 Livingston Dundee
15:00 Keresztes 48' Report Pittman 34' Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 8,146
Referee: Duncan Nicolson
18 October 2025 8 Rangers 2–2 Dundee United Glasgow
15:00 Aasgaard 25'
Tavernier 87'		 Report Trapanovski 66'
Sibbald 75'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,663
Referee: Don Robertson
25 October 2025 9 Dundee United 3–1 St Mirren Dundee
15:00 Sapsford 42'
Fatah 84 pen.'
Sibbald 90'		 Report Nlundulu 18'
Gogić  83'		 Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 8,843
Referee: John Beaton
29 October 2025 10 Motherwell 2–0 Dundee United Motherwell
19:45 Maswanhise 42'
Watt 77'		 Report Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 6,446
Referee: Chris Graham
9 November 2025 11 Heart of Midlothian 1–1 Dundee United Edinburgh
15:00 Kucherenko 25 o.g.' Report Stephenson 45' Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 18,755
Referee: John Beaton
22 November 2025 12 Dundee United 0–3 Falkirk Dundee
15:00 Report Miller 3'
Kucherenko 22 o.g.'
Graham 63'		 Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 9,736
Referee: Nick Walsh
29 November 2025 13 Kilmarnock 1–1 Dundee United Kilmarnock
17:45 Anderson 34' Report Sibbald 63' Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 4,263
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
3 December 2025 14 Dundee United 2–2 Rangers Dundee
19:45 Sapsford 11'
Fatah 66'		 Report Meghoma 23'
Bajrami 90+8 pen.'		 Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 13,213
Referee: David Dickinson
6 December 2025 15 St Mirren 2–0 Dundee United Paisley
15:00 McMenamin 17'
Baccus 66'		 Report Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 6,840
Referee: Nick Walsh
13 December 2025 16 Dundee United 0–0 Motherwell Dundee
15:00 Report Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 8,350
Referee: Duncan Nicolson
17 December 2025 17 Dundee United 2–1 Celtic Dundee
20:00 Keresztes 58'
Sapsford 61'		 Report Maeda 13' Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 12,966
Referee: John Beaton
20 December 2025 18 Dundee United 1–1 Hibernian Dundee
15:00 Stephenson 20' Report Boyle 38' Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 10,124
Referee: Steven McLean
27 December 2025 19 Aberdeen 1–1 Dundee United Aberdeen
17:45 Karlsson 60' Report Fatah 30' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 19,741
Referee: Calum Scott
30 December 2025 20 Livingston 1–3 Dundee United Livingston
19:45 McLennan 90+1' Report Sapsford 6', 31'
McGowan 86 o.g.'
Fatah 90'		 Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 2,657
Referee: Grant Irvine
3 January 2026 21 Dundee United 0–1 Dundee Dundee
15:00 Report Hay 45' Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 13,495
Referee: Don Robertson
10 January 2026 22 Celtic 4–0 Dundee United Glasgow
15:00 Yang 27'
Engels 32'
Nygren 63'
Maeda 69'		 Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Nick Walsh
31 January 2026 23 Dundee United 0–3 Heart of Midlothian Dundee
20:00 Fatah  24'
Camará  75'		 Report Kaboré 11', 81'
Kyziridis 29 pen.'		 Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 11,627
Referee: Calum Scott
4 February 2026 24 Hibernian 3–2 Dundee United Edinburgh
19:45 Boyle 36'
Graham 89 o.g.'
Šuto 90+3'		 Report Graham 74'
Watters 81'		 Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 17,655
Referee: Colin Steven
14 February 2026 25 Falkirk 2–3 Dundee United Falkirk
15:00 Broggio 17'
Lissah 53'
Henderson  69'		 Report Graham 24'
Sibbald 55'
Eskesen 83'		 Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 7,696
Referee: Ryan Lee
21 February 2026 26 Dundee United 1–1 Kilmarnock Dundee
20:00 Fatah 74' Report Watkins 90+1'
Thomson  90+4'		 Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 9,047
Referee: John Beaton
24 February 2026 27 Dundee United 0–0 Aberdeen Dundee
19:45 Report Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 10,006
Referee: Don Robertson
28 February 2026 28 Motherwell 2–0 Dundee United Motherwell
15:00 Maswanhise 37 pen.', 46' Report Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 8,054
Referee: Nick Walsh
3 March 2026 29 Dundee United 2–1 St Mirren Dundee
19:45 Fraser 8 o.g.'
Fatah 83 pen.'		 Report Young 47' Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 8,360
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
15 March 2026 30 Dundee 2–2 Dundee United Dundee
14:00 Hay 90+4'
Graham 90+6 o.g.'		 Report Fatah 50 pen.'
Stephenson 66'		 Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 11,010
Referee: Duncan Nicolson
22 March 2026 31 Dundee United 2–0 Celtic Dundee
12:30 Ferry 51'
Agyei 66'		 Report Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 13,228
Referee: Nick Walsh

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Scottish League Cup

Knockout phase

17 August 2025 Second round Kilmarnock 2–1 Dundee United Kilmarnock
15:00 Dackers 6'
Lyons 69'		 Report Stirton 25' Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 4,853
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Scottish Cup
17 January 2026 Fourth round Dundee United 2–0 Ayr United Dundee
15:00 Möller 77'
Camará 89'		 Report Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 4,373
Referee: Ryan Lee
17 February 2026 Fifth round Dundee United 2–1 The Spartans Dundee
19:45 Iovu  12'
Graham 31'
Fatah 55'		 Stowe 78' Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 4,298
Referee: Grant Irvine
6 March 2026 Quarter-finals Falkirk 2–1 Dundee United Falkirk
19:45 Stewart 10'
Yeats 21'		 Report Eskesen 45+2' Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 7,151
Referee: Steven McLean

UEFA Conference League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Conference League

Second qualifying round

24 July 2025 First leg Dundee United 1–0 UNA Strassen Dundee
19:45 Sapsford 47' Report Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 11,370
Referee: Marc Nagtegaal
31 July 2025 Second leg UNA Strassen 0–1
(0–2 agg.)		 Dundee United Differdange
19:45 Report Iovu 63' Stadium: Stade Municipal
Attendance: 1,957
Referee: Vilhjálmur Thórarinsson

Third qualifying round

7 August 2025 First leg Rapid Wien 2–2 Dundee United Vienna
20:00 Dahl 27'
Seidl 44'		 Report Watters 33'
Sapsford 75'		 Stadium: Allianz Stadion
Attendance: 18,930
Referee: Luís Miguel Branco Godinho
14 August 2025 Second leg Dundee United 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–4 agg.)
(4–5 p)		 Rapid Wien Dundee
19:45 Watters 25', 42 pen.' Report Iovu 63 o.g.'
Kara 77'		 Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 12,336
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 22 March 2026
No. Pos Player Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup Conference League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Ashley Maynard-Brewer 9+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 11 0
2 DF Ryan Strain 8+7 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 18 0
3 DF Bert Esselink 18+1 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 24 1
4 DF Iurie Iovu 23+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 1 29 1
5 MF Vicko Ševelj 22+3 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 32 0
6 DF Ross Graham 13+1 2 3+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 17 3
7 MF Kristijan Trapanovski 5+13 1 1+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 22 1
8 MF Panutche Camará 17+5 0 1+1 1 0+1 0 3+1 0 29 1
9 FW Zac Sapsford 25+6 6 2+1 0 0+0 0 4+0 2 38 8
10 MF Julius Eskesen 3+8 1 0+1 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 13 2
11 DF Will Ferry 26+1 1 3+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 35 1
12 MF Emmanuel Agyei 5+1 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 7 1
14 MF Craig Sibbald 15+5 4 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+1 0 27 4
17 MF Amar Fatah 20+8 7 2+0 1 1+0 0 0+1 0 32 8
19 DF Ivan Dolček 10+12 5 1+1 0 1+0 0 3+1 0 29 5
20 DF Neil Farrugia 5+2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 8 0
21 MF Luca Stephenson 28+0 5 2+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 32 5
22 DF Dario Naamo 6+9 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 17 0
23 DF Krisztián Keresztes 29+0 2 2+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 36 2
25 GK Dave Richards 10+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 11 0
34 FW Owen Stirton 3+4 0 0+2 0 0+1 1 0+4 0 14 1
36 FW Max Watters 12+6 2 3+0 0 1+0 0 2+2 3 26 5
37 DF Samuel Cleall-Harding 3+1 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 6 0
43 MF Keir Gilligan 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
70 MF Isaac Pappoe 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 0 4 0
77 FW Johnny Russell 0+2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3 0
Players who left the club during the 2024–25 season
1 GK Yevhen Kucherenko 12+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 17 0
18 FW Kai Fotheringham 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 3 0
29 MF Miller Thomson 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 3 0
30 MF Lewis O'Donnell 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
31 GK Ruairidh Adams 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
35 DF Charlie Dewar 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
39 MF Scott Constable 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 1 0
41 GK Lewis Haldane 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
44 MF Calvin Beattie 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
47 FW Harry Welsh 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
77 FW Nikolaj Möller 7+12 0 0+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 20 1

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
5 Hibernian (V) 31 12 12 7 48 35 +13 48
6 Falkirk 31 12 7 12 39 40 −1 43
7 Dundee United 31 8 13 10 40 48 −8 37
8 Dundee (W) 31 8 8 15 31 49 −18 32
9 Aberdeen (W) 31 8 6 17 31 46 −15 30
Updated to match(es) played on 22 March 2026. Source: [1][2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competition qualification, second stage group allocation, or relegation).[3]
(V) Assured of a top six finish; (W) Assured of a bottom six finish
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

Transfers

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